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Do you frogs like to jump in the water alot? Or is it a sign that it's not humid enough?

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While darts can swim if they fall into deep water, they don't jump in deep water intentionally. Most all of them will appreciate bromeliad leaves with some water in the axils, to hide and sleep in, or a shallow waterway and falls that they can hunt, play and get spashed by. If your humidity is between 80 and 100 percent and you mist them daily, they'll still be O.K. without the waterways. The fact that they hang out around and in water doesn't necessarily mean your tank is not humid enough for their survival. Most of us raise our froglets in small containers with just a few leaves and wet paper towels in a container that is about just above 80% humidity, and they do just fine with daily misting. I'm all for having a waterway in any permanent tank, although they survive and even breed without one. I'm learning that the different species do different things, if given a choice. The D. castaneoticus are nearly aquatic in their preference. They hang out on the rocks under the waterfall under Brazil nut husks, where it is really wet, but they did just fine in their nursery tank with daily misting, as well. I'll find some D. imitators sitting in the driest portion of a tank, just under the lights, while others sit in water-filled bromeliads or even get into the pools and hide under wet rocks. I don't think their choice means much for their survival. I like to give them all the options, however.
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Patty
Pahsimeroi, Idaho

4 D. auratus blue
5 D. galactonotus pumpkin orange splash back
5 D. imitator
6 D. leucomelas
4 D. pumilio Bastimentos
4 D. fantasticus
4 P. terribilis
4 D. reticulatus
4 D. castaneoticus